Elizabeth Blackwell (1707 - 1758)

Elizabeth Blackwell was a Scottish botanical illustrator and author who was best known as both the artist and engraver for the plates of "A Curious Herbal", published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries. source: Wikipedia

Known for
Nature illustration

Elizabeth Blackwell is notable for being one of the first botanical artists to personally: A Curious Herbal (1737) Blackwell compiled and published her hand drawn, engraved and coloured Herbal in order to raise funds to free her husband from debtors prison.
 * 1) draw
 * 2) etch and engrave and
 * 3) hand color her own designs.

(Her husband continued to have a storied history, eventually being beheaded in Sweden for alleged conspiracy, in 1747 as Elizabeth was leaving London to join him.)

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Short history by British Library, also complete book in turning-the-pages style images